Stegastes aureus

As recorded: Stegastes aureus (Fowler, 1927)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae

Collected by: D. Ross Robertson
Date: September 1, 1996
Locality: Kiritimati Atoll
Island: Kiritimati Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Stegastes aureus · collected 1924–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1996, D. Ross Robertson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Stegastes aureus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-11-17.

2024-11-17

South Pacific Ocean, Palmyra Atoll, UM

(c) pmino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-13

South Pacific Ocean

(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-20

Cook Islands

(c) Kirby Morejohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-20

Palmyra, UM

(c) eashby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-07-11

Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-08-19

Tahiti, French Polynesia

(c) meluine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Stegastes aureus. BPBM 37489. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38767391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37489.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38767391 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026